2025-0214 NMNH Baird Bid Set - Drawings with Bookmarks.pdf

The file is a Solicitation for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium renovation project. The comprehensive renovation includes upgrading infrastructure, modernizing building systems, improving accessibility, and preserving historical elements. Key scope items involve replacing floor slabs, upgrading mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, installing fire sprinklers, updating audio/visual and lighting equipment, restoring the historic Guastavino tile ceiling, and rehabilitating adjacent spaces.

The solicitation includes specific requirements such as achieving LEED Gold certification, maintaining an emergency exit corridor during construction, and meeting subcontracting goals of 40% small business (including 7% Service-Disabled Veteran-owned small businesses). The project has a 730-calendar day construction period, a budget exceeding $10M, and uses Davis-Bacon wage determination DC20250002. Critical dates include a questions/clarifications deadline of April 25, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of May 23, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price construction contract for renovating the Baird Auditorium located at 10th Street & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC.